Holder for fountain-pens.



No; 891,187. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

' J. A. ROBINSON.

HOLD-BR FOR FOUNTAIN PENS.

APPLIOATION'IILED A.PR.13, 1907.

witmwwo preferably comp cage may if desired be formed from an inte- J'AY A. ROBINSON, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

HOLDER FOR FOUNTAIN-BELTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1908.

Application filed April 13, 1907. Serial No. 367,922.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, JAY A. RoB'INsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city and county of Denver, and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Fountain-Pens; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such' as will enable others skilled in the art to which it 'appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in holders for fountain pens, my object being to provide a device adapted'to be attached to the garment of the user, in which a fountain pen may be securely held.

The device includes novel means for fully inserted in the ho der, thus preventing the cap from working loose when the pen is in the pocket.

My improvement also includes a novel cage or receptacle which may be constructed in various ways, its principal portion being osed of wire. Indeed the of wire, all of which will be fully gral piece reference to the accompanyunderstood by ing drawing in which is illustrated an embodiment of the invention.

In this drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of my improved device, the fountain pen being shown in position indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device shown in detail. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 Fig. 2 the en, however, being shown in position and in elevation. Fig. the upper portion of the cage, the coil s ring being omitted. Fig. 5 is a view of a oun tain pen whose cap is especially constructed for use in one form of my improved holder. Fig. 6 is a section taken through a form of ,the device adapted for usein connection construction of pen shown in Fig. 5. ig. 7 is a fragmentary elevation looking in the direction of arrow 7 in Flg. 6.

Fig. '8 is a detail view illustrating a special with the s ecial form of device for fastening the holder to the garment of the user.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

en when ,the latter is I the ring where it 4 is a perspective view of Referring first to the form of construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, let A designate the holder in its entirety, the body portion of the same being formed from an integral piece of wire, one extremity of which terminates in a hook 1 while the other extremity terminates in a hook 12. This cage is composed of four upright wire members designated res ectively 2, 4, 7 and 9. The members 2 an 4 lie in the same plane while the members 7 and 9 lie in a plane at right angles to the plane of the members 2 and 4. The members 2 and 4 are connected at the bottom by a bend 3 while the members 7 and 9 are connected at the bottom by a bend 8 engaging the bend 3. The piece of wire of which the cage is composed, is formed into ring 5 constituting the upper portion of the cage. The ring 5 isconnected at one extremitywith the top. of the member 4, while the other extremity of the ring merges into an ofiset part 6 having a length corresponding about a quarter of the circumference of the ring and lying on the outside of the same. The upper extremity of the part 9 merges into a part 10 extending approximately at right angles to the part 9 and extending concentric with the ring and having a length equal to about one-fourth of the circumference of the latter. The free extremity of the part 10 terminates in a hook 12 while the upper extremity of the member 2 terminates in a hook 1. The upper extremities of the members 2, 4, 7 and 9 are connected with the ring member by means of rings or eyes 13, whereby all of the members or parts of the device are maintained in operative relation. The ring is surrounded by a coil spring 14 one extremity of which engages an ofiset in merges into the art 6, whilethe other extremity is topped by the bend at the top of the'member 4 where it merges into the member 5. I As shown in the drawing the hooks 1 and 12 occupy opposing positions, that is to say one is bent upwardly and the other down' wardly.- It must be understood that these hooks may be arranged in any suitable manner-for fastening the device to a garment. They may be in the'form of a safety pin shown in Fig. 8. In the form of construction shown in the last-named figure the member 2 merges into a spring 16 and terminates in ,a pin ro er 17 which engages an eye 18 into whic the part 10 of the device merges.

It is evident, however, as heretofore exof wire may be also varied within the scope of the appended claims Without de arting from the spirit of the-invention. n this form of construction the cap or removable I part 19 of the pen, is preferably rovided with a rubber or yielding or elastic and 20',

so located that when the pen is inserted in the cage, the coil s ring 14 will occupy a'position just above t e said band, thereby retaining the cap as well as the body of the pen securely in place. When this form of construction is in use the fastening device Whether of the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, or in the form shown in Fig. 8, may be used to secure the article to the garment in any convenient location. When so positioned, the pen may be inserted and removed in a manner that will be readily un-' derstood.

In the form of constructionshown in Fi s. 5 and 6, the cap or removablepart 19 of t e pen is provided with a number of exterior screw t threads 22 formed in-a band 23, secured to the upper extremities of wire members 24 and 25. The two members 24 occupy one plane and the two members 25 another plane, the two planes occupying positions referably at right an les 'to each other. 0 the ring 23 is applie a fastening plate 26 carrying upper and lower hooks 27 and 28 for fastening the device to the garment. When this form of construction is in use, the threaded portion 21 of the ca is screwed into the band 23 of the cage. his form of the device afiords an exceedingly simple and secure holder for a fountain pen as will be readily understood.

reads 21 adapted to engage interior? Having thus described my invention, what I claim 1s:

. 1. A. holder for fountain pens comprising a ca e closed at the bottom to form a stop for the pen, the cage being made'from an integralpiece of wire and provided at its up per extremity with a device for enga 'ing'and olding the en in place when the latter is inserted, and suitable means for attaching the device to the garment of the user, substantially as described.

2. A holder for fountain pens, comprising a cage com osed of a number of wire members forme into bends at the bottom of the cage and crossing each other in-the center to form a stop for the lower extremity of the pen, and holding means mounted-on the upper extremities of the said members and adapted to engage the' pen when the latter is inserted, substantially as described.

3. A holder for fountain pens, comprising a cage consisting of a number of wire members, each formed into a bend at the bottom of the cage and crossing each other in the center to form a stop for the lower extremity of the pen, all of the said members being formed from an integral piece of wire, and holdin means mounted on the upper extremities of the said members and adapted to engage the pen when the latter is inserted, substantially as described.

4. A holder for fountain-pens, comprising a cage com osed of-a number of wire members forme into bends at the bottom of the cage and crossing each other inthe center toform a stop for the lower extremity of the pen, and suitable means for attaching the evice to the garment of the user, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I JAY A. ROBINSON. Witnesses:

DENA NELSON, MAY GAWLEY. 

